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Class Description

DD9281J / DS9281J

In this unit, students acquire the skills and competencies needed to become directors of the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and spiritual directors in the Ignatian tradition. Under supervision, the student will guide two retreatants through either:

(i) the Retreat in Daily Life over 35 weeks, or

(ii) the full one-month (30-day) experience.

If the student is directing the full one-month experience, supervision will occur on a daily basis. If the student is directing the Retreat in Daily Life over 30 weeks, supervision occurs on a fortnightly basis.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:

outline the role and stance of an Ignatian director, particularly as set out by Saint Ignatius in the Annotations to the Spiritual Exercises;

evaluate personal capacity to adapt the dynamics of the Spiritual Exercises to particular retreatants;

analyse the Rules for Discernment of Spirits and identity the ways in which ‘spirits’ work in a retreatant;

articulate and evaluate the decision-making process outlined in the Exercises;

evaluate their gifts, abilities and limitations as a giver of the Exercises.

LECTURER

Prof Maryanne Confoy RSC is a Religious Sister of Charity and Professor of Pastoral Theology at Pilgrim Theological College and University of Divinity. Maryanne and Michael Smith established the foundation of the Arrupe® Program and was one of its first...